To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread.
JAMES BALDWINIt’s a miracle to realize that somebody loves you.
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You were born where you were born and faced the future that you faced because you were black and for no other reason.
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Confusion is a luxury which only the very, very young can possibly afford and you are not that young anymore.
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We all commit our crimes. The thing is to not lie about them.
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Love brought you here. If you trusted love this far, don’t panic now.
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Everybody’s journey is individual.
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It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
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People who believe that they are strong-willed and the masters of their destiny can only continue to believe this by becoming specialists in self-deception.
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Guilt is a luxury that we can no longer afford.
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The world is mostly divided between madmen who remember and madmen who forget. Heroes are rare.
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
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All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it.
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The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way a person looks at reality, then you can change it.
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Nakedness has no color: this can come as news only to those who have never covered, or been covered by, another naked human being.
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Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable.
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Our crown has already been bought and paid for. All we have to do is wear it.
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